88
88
Oct 5, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 88
favorite 0
quote 0
i like jack. i'm fond of the guy. jack welch has raised the question, but it was obviously his business instinct and his attitude i think towards this president that came together at 8:35 and he tweeted out this, unbelievable jobs numbers. these chicago guys will do anything. can't debate so they change the numbers. i'll go back to what i heard ezra klein say in the room, that a 0.3 of 1% shift in the unemployment rate is not wild. it's very conceivable. your thoughts. >> that's absolutely true. i mean, what i just heard from jack welch was about -- with respect i guess was about ten minutes of absolute nonsense with no grounding in what the bureau of labor statistics actually does. now, he's absolutely right that a very large jobs number in the household survey is an outlier. it's unusual. these things happen. that number has a large margin of error around it. the bureau of labor statistics is very public about that. >> but these are nonpoliticians though. these are absolute bureaucratic government servants. >> that'
i like jack. i'm fond of the guy. jack welch has raised the question, but it was obviously his business instinct and his attitude i think towards this president that came together at 8:35 and he tweeted out this, unbelievable jobs numbers. these chicago guys will do anything. can't debate so they change the numbers. i'll go back to what i heard ezra klein say in the room, that a 0.3 of 1% shift in the unemployment rate is not wild. it's very conceivable. your thoughts. >> that's...
103
103
Oct 8, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 103
favorite 0
quote 0
more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] >>> we will take them out. we will crush al qaeda. >> then he says he want to unilaterally go in and potentially bomb a nation which is our friend. >> this is the person of the united states saying they are going to go into their country uni latterly. >>> mitt romney told the associated press, quote, it's not worth moving heaven and earth and spending billions of dollars just trying to catch one person. his weakness on foreign policy has just gotten worse. today, for example, romney gave a speech trying to sell himself as incredible commander in chief but his list of missteps is unprecedented. his disstrous british trip. he was labeled "mitt the twit," calling the operation that led to gadhafi's death a mission trip and never mind the cold war is over. maybe we wouldn't -- shouldn't be surprised that his foreign policy agenda is a mess. his team includes over a dozen former advisers to president bu
more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] >>> we will take them out. we will crush al qaeda. >> then he says he want to unilaterally go in and potentially bomb a nation which is our friend. >> this is the person of the united states saying they are going to go into their country uni latterly. >>> mitt romney told the associated press, quote,...
170
170
Oct 6, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 170
favorite 0
quote 0
i like jack. i'm fond of the guy obviously. jack welch raised the question. it was his business instinct the and attitude towards this president, that came together at 8:35 and tweeted out this unbelievable jobs numbers, these chicago guys will do anything. can't debate so they change the numbers. i'll go back to what i just heard ezra klein say a few minutes ago out here in the room, that a 0.3% shift in the unemployment rate is not wild. it's conceivable. your thoughts? >> that's absolutely true. i mean, what i just heard from jack welch was about with respect, i guess was about ten minutes of absolute nonsense with no grounding in what the bureau of labor statistics actually does. he's absolutely right, that a very large jobs number in the household survey is an outlier, it's unusual. these things happen. that number has a large margin of error around it. the bureau of labor statistics are very public about that. >> these are nonpoliticians, absolute bureaucratic government surveys is. >> that's the point. it wasn't that jack welch was raising a question o
i like jack. i'm fond of the guy obviously. jack welch raised the question. it was his business instinct the and attitude towards this president, that came together at 8:35 and tweeted out this unbelievable jobs numbers, these chicago guys will do anything. can't debate so they change the numbers. i'll go back to what i just heard ezra klein say a few minutes ago out here in the room, that a 0.3% shift in the unemployment rate is not wild. it's conceivable. your thoughts? >> that's...
202
202
Oct 6, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 202
favorite 0
quote 0
there was corruption here, infiltration, getting to the -- it's not funny, jack. you're talking about the president of the united states playing with the bureau of labor statistics numbers. this is nixon stuff. >> chris, don't lose it now. >> i'm not losing it. look at my face. i'm not losing it. >> i can't see your face. >> do you want to take back the charge there is corruption? >> i don't want to take back one word in that tweet. >> i want to make a joke to comcast thank you for making that possible and buying us. >> that was a great exchange. i am sort of amazed by this spectacle. you know, it's not a plausible idea. you worked in the government, in the white house under clinton. it's absurd. explain to us -- walk us through. we shouldn't have to debunk this, but walk us through why it's not credible, possible, plausible. >> let me give you a story that illustrates why it's so implausible. back when president clinton was running for his second term, the bureau of labor statistics and bureau of economic affairs that comes up with the gdp number were changing th
there was corruption here, infiltration, getting to the -- it's not funny, jack. you're talking about the president of the united states playing with the bureau of labor statistics numbers. this is nixon stuff. >> chris, don't lose it now. >> i'm not losing it. look at my face. i'm not losing it. >> i can't see your face. >> do you want to take back the charge there is corruption? >> i don't want to take back one word in that tweet. >> i want to make a joke...
585
585
tv
eye 585
favorite 0
quote 0
jack welch made a lot of headlines with a tweet that said, unbelievable jobs numbers. these chicago guys will do anything. can't debate so they change the numbers without any substantiation. he was on "hardball" with chris matthews and this is how he explained it. >> i've reviewed 14 businesses this week. from restaurants to widgets. i have seen everybody with a third quarter equal to or weaker than the first quarter. in order to get 873,000 new jobs, you would have to have a g.d.p. going at 4% to 5%. the second quarter was downgraded from 1.7% to 1.3%. the third quarter is not going to be very strong. it just defies the imagination to have a surge larger than any surge since 1983 a month before the election. i leave it to you to do all the analysis. >> one of the most important ceos in america. formerly of general electric. does this ring true? >> well, it rings true to me. since it's a survey, is this outside of the statistical bounds of their survey, which is plausible but irrelevant. but you have a president who says last budget got zero votes in the last senate. z
jack welch made a lot of headlines with a tweet that said, unbelievable jobs numbers. these chicago guys will do anything. can't debate so they change the numbers without any substantiation. he was on "hardball" with chris matthews and this is how he explained it. >> i've reviewed 14 businesses this week. from restaurants to widgets. i have seen everybody with a third quarter equal to or weaker than the first quarter. in order to get 873,000 new jobs, you would have to have a...
120
120
Oct 7, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 120
favorite 0
quote 0
so you have a president of the united states so deeply distrusted, by people like jack welch, who is hardly a right winger. welch is one of the most successful businessman in america. welch instantly assumes this is the chicago machine. it's worth looking at. >> this has been, this is really making me crazy. the federal reserve gets questioned now for politics these days. the supreme court and john roberts gets questioned. we have corroded what we're doing. we are corroding trust in our government in a way, and one time responsible people are doing, to control it. and the idea that donald trump and jack welch, rich people with crazy conspiracies can get traction on this. is a bad, is a bad trend. >> i assume david there's a number of people that believe the real unemployment report is somewhere in a safe in nairobi with the president's kenyan birth certificate. this stuff is absolutely crazy. the notion quite frankly that somebody as well respected as jack welch would go on television and single-handedly embarrass himself for the entire day of friday, by saying somehow that these sta
so you have a president of the united states so deeply distrusted, by people like jack welch, who is hardly a right winger. welch is one of the most successful businessman in america. welch instantly assumes this is the chicago machine. it's worth looking at. >> this has been, this is really making me crazy. the federal reserve gets questioned now for politics these days. the supreme court and john roberts gets questioned. we have corroded what we're doing. we are corroding trust in our...
223
223
Oct 2, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 223
favorite 0
quote 0
jack, you're a little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not approved for children under 18. people taking maois o
jack, you're a little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ]...
176
176
Oct 3, 2012
10/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 176
favorite 0
quote 0
more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] >> bill: impact segment, president obama in nevada, mitt romney in colorado. both prepping for the big debate tomorrow night. remember when newt gingrich clocked the governor in the south carolina debate last spring, romney came back strong in florida. the man who helped prepare the governor for those debates, brett o'donnell joins us now. you really know this turf because you worked for john mccain when he ran against barak obama in 2008 and now in the primary season, you worked for mitt romney. let's assess the governor's strengths and weaknesses as a debater first. strengths? >> well, i think the governor is a very good messenger. he's a good orator, he can deliver a speech. he's very good when he's on message and on offense. as you saw in the debates in florida against newt gingrich when he got on offense, the governor was effective. when he leans into a debate, he can be pretty effective. >> b
more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] >> bill: impact segment, president obama in nevada, mitt romney in colorado. both prepping for the big debate tomorrow night. remember when newt gingrich clocked the governor in the south carolina debate last spring, romney came back strong in florida. the man who helped prepare the governor for those debates, brett o'donnell...
158
158
Oct 7, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 158
favorite 0
quote 0
they may take 30 days to alert you-- too late for jack. lifelock has the most comprehensive identity theft protection available. if mary had lifelock's bank account alerts, she may have been notified in time to help stop it. if jack had lifelock's 24/7 proactive protection, he could have been alerted by phone or e-mail as soon as they noticed an attack on their network, before it was too late. lifelock has the most comprehensive identity theft protection available, guarding your social security number, your money, your credit, even the equity in your home. while identity theft can't be completely stopped, no one works harder to protect you than lifelock. you even get a $1 million service guarantee. that's security no one can beat. you have so much to protect and nothing to lose when you call lifelock right now and get 60 days of identity theft protection risk free-- that's right, 60 days risk free-- use promo code: notme. order now and get this document shredder to keep sensitive documents out of the wrong hands-- a $29 value, free. call t
they may take 30 days to alert you-- too late for jack. lifelock has the most comprehensive identity theft protection available. if mary had lifelock's bank account alerts, she may have been notified in time to help stop it. if jack had lifelock's 24/7 proactive protection, he could have been alerted by phone or e-mail as soon as they noticed an attack on their network, before it was too late. lifelock has the most comprehensive identity theft protection available, guarding your social security...
572
572
tv
eye 572
favorite 0
quote 0
but before we do that let me just-- i want to jack in right here okay, jack into him right there, so i can feast on his impotent rage. >> tonight wasn't an msnbc debate was it? it just wasn't. i don't know what was doing out there. i don't know how he let romney get away it with it. they are part of your 47%. you want to-- you don't have any chance, what are you talking about. where was obama tonight! he should watch -- -- with was romney doing, winning. obama should watch msnbc. >> stephen: i'll vote for anything that moves! (laughter) folks, i am not surprised that romney crushed it. because this debate was right in his wheelhouse. soul-crushing. in fact, it was so tedious i think man in the front row fell asleep. (laughter) the first half hour, the first half hour, folks. (applause) the first half hour was an or geoof tax policy minutish-- orgy was tax policy minutia, and they moved on to the intricacies of medicare solvency it was off the hook, in that it would have been more interesting to listen to a dial tone. (laughter) but however wonky it got last night there was no miss ta
but before we do that let me just-- i want to jack in right here okay, jack into him right there, so i can feast on his impotent rage. >> tonight wasn't an msnbc debate was it? it just wasn't. i don't know what was doing out there. i don't know how he let romney get away it with it. they are part of your 47%. you want to-- you don't have any chance, what are you talking about. where was obama tonight! he should watch -- -- with was romney doing, winning. obama should watch msnbc. >>...
212
212
Oct 8, 2012
10/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 212
favorite 0
quote 0
jack you're a little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] lysol knows the soft places we love could be home to thousands of bacteria. so use lysol disinfectant spray on soft surfaces everyday when you're cleaning up to keep your home healthy. it kills 99.9% of bacteria won't stain, and leaves your soft surfaces with a light, fresh scent. lysol - the number one pediatrician recommended brand. lysol. mission for health. >>i jump out of my skin at people when i'm upset. do you share the sense of outrage that they're doing this, this corruption based on corruption based on corruption. >>i t
jack you're a little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks...
85
85
Oct 4, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 85
favorite 0
quote 0
more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a reason...to look twice. introducing a stunning work of technology -- the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring rolls. they're this season's must-have accessory. lean cuisine. be culinary chic. >>> some of the big stories this morning, four people died, 26 sick after a meningitis outbreak. it's a steroid injection given to those with severe back pain. a massachusetts pharmacy believed to be the source of the outbreak suspended operations recalling hundreds of doses. >>> in iran, anti-government protests over the collapsing currency. police clashed with demonstrators. the currency lost 40% of the value in a week. >>> health officials warned dozens of weight loss substances are illegally la
more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a reason...to look twice. introducing a stunning work of technology -- the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring rolls....
282
282
Oct 2, 2012
10/12
by
WJLA
tv
eye 282
favorite 0
quote 0
a little jack. >> jack daniels? >> yeah. >> george brought me jack daniels. >> it was jack daniel's. >> exactly. >> i brought you liquid, too, george. this is -- best way to start the day. little juice, with just a float of mountain dew. >> a mountain dew cocktail. >> it will get you there, man. >> just what you need at 8:00, too. >> cheers. >> you knock that back. and you have to start teasing, buddy. you have to earn the keep. >> what do we have coming up? good morning. hey, good morning. competition for being the most famous catholic in america. >> who is that? >> she can try. jenny mccarthy is here to tell us about her "bad habits," which is the name of her new book. and what you might call her penchant for posing for "playboy." we'll take a much, much closer look at that. i do mean closer. >>> also ahead -- stephen, you might want to play along in this story, too. the woman with the mission to get every one of us fitted for the right bra. >> it's a problem for me. >>he says most of us are wearing the wrong bra
a little jack. >> jack daniels? >> yeah. >> george brought me jack daniels. >> it was jack daniel's. >> exactly. >> i brought you liquid, too, george. this is -- best way to start the day. little juice, with just a float of mountain dew. >> a mountain dew cocktail. >> it will get you there, man. >> just what you need at 8:00, too. >> cheers. >> you knock that back. and you have to start teasing, buddy. you have to earn the keep....
245
245
Oct 4, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 245
favorite 0
quote 0
more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. eering, mouse clicks ] >>> still to come on "squawk," what's brewing at starbucks, the high end coffee maker by the way also an advocate for jobs creation fits right into our jobs panel today. ceo howard schultz is here to talk about his efforts to keep america working. >>> at 8:40 eastern time the ceo of linkedin will join us to talk about how social media is playing an important role not only in getting joe up to speed with what's happening with the debate but also in connecting businesses with job seekers. some key ways to really get americans back to work. "squawk box" is coming right back after this break. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do y
more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. eering, mouse clicks ] >>> still to come on "squawk," what's brewing at starbucks, the high end coffee maker by the way also an advocate for jobs creation fits right into our jobs panel today. ceo howard schultz is here to talk about his efforts to keep america working. >>> at 8:40 eastern time the ceo of linkedin will join us to talk...
174
174
Oct 2, 2012
10/12
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 174
favorite 0
quote 0
we'll talk to jack keane about that. we'll be right back. martha: 20 people have been hurt in california after a truck slammed into an amtrak train. most of the injuries are said to be minor. >> the train started going down. the noise was extra loud. and smoke -- we thought it was smoke about it was dust. >> my mother called hysterically that the strain overturned. and my niece and her newborn baby are on that train. martha: police say it did occur at a crossing equipped with gates to stop traffic. bill: millions of americans can be affected by a little known piece of the president's healthcare law. hospitals face big fines if medicare patients have to be readmitted within 30 days. one in five medicare patients have to go back to the hospital for care. dr. siegel, good morning to you. what was the intent in this provision of the law? >> it's all about money. the government saying we want to save you money. we'll push the hospital to discharge the patients as soon as possible, then we are going to say let's not re-add mitt that patient becaus
we'll talk to jack keane about that. we'll be right back. martha: 20 people have been hurt in california after a truck slammed into an amtrak train. most of the injuries are said to be minor. >> the train started going down. the noise was extra loud. and smoke -- we thought it was smoke about it was dust. >> my mother called hysterically that the strain overturned. and my niece and her newborn baby are on that train. martha: police say it did occur at a crossing equipped with gates...
252
252
Oct 1, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 252
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> senator, i served with jack kennedy. i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> in both of those instances, the blow was fatal. and maybe it didn't show up in the polling right away, but people had this sense that what had happened in that moment was a metaphor for who was the better fighter in the debate. and that could be problematic, couldn't it? >> well, it absolutely could be. i mean there are other moments in debates, too. i'm sure you remember from the primary mitt romney's famous $10,000 bet. >> right. >> so there are many opportunities for practiced, you know, zingers and one-liners, as there are opportunities, you know, to make mistakes. i think the best thing a candidate can do, and i haven't been to a debate president so i'm not advising him but the best thing a can't can do is go in and try to tell a story, a narrative about what they want to do. it's hard to tell a narrative in one-second sound bites but you really want to talk with the american people so they string all of these one minute, and 90 second response
. >> senator, i served with jack kennedy. i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> in both of those instances, the blow was fatal. and maybe it didn't show up in the polling right away, but people had this sense that what had happened in that moment was a metaphor for who was the better fighter in the debate. and that could be problematic, couldn't it? >> well, it absolutely could be. i mean there are other moments in debates,...
316
316
Oct 2, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 316
favorite 0
quote 0
jack, you're a little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or make 70,000 trades a second... ♪ reach one customer at a time? ♪ how do you help doctors turn billions of bytes of shared information... ♪ into a fifth anniversary of remission? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. who emailed it to emily, who sent it to cindy, who wondered why her soup w
jack, you're a little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ]...
116
116
Oct 5, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 116
favorite 0
quote 0
thousands of jack-o-lanterns carved with impressive scenes from movies. they will be in roger williams' zoo. >>> now for a look at your national weather, let's turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins, who just got a little pressure put on him at home to up his carving skills. >> i may try the stencils. >> that's cheating. >> you want me to free hand it and have it look horrible? >> kid's 1. he won't know the difference. >> spider-man is tough. let me show you what's happening weather-wise. we had the snow yesterday through the northern plains. all the areas where they had a lot of slushy, heavy, wet snow. that storm is pulling away. behind it, the cold air is moving in. we are going to watch the chillier temperatures moving in its wake. as far as the rain goes today, there's not a lot of it out there. on that front through central illinois, chicago, you look okay, but central illinois is where we have the rain. even thunderstorms along the interstate. you will deal with wet weather there in central portions of missouri. here's the big weather pattern for to
thousands of jack-o-lanterns carved with impressive scenes from movies. they will be in roger williams' zoo. >>> now for a look at your national weather, let's turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins, who just got a little pressure put on him at home to up his carving skills. >> i may try the stencils. >> that's cheating. >> you want me to free hand it and have it look horrible? >> kid's 1. he won't know the difference. >> spider-man is tough. let me show...
152
152
Oct 6, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 152
favorite 0
quote 0
jack, do you want to take back the charge that there was corruption here? >> no, i don't want to take back one word in that tweet. you don't think it's coincidental that we've got the biggest surge since 1983 and in the jobs surge? come on, chris. >> do you mean it's a coincidence or do you mean you have evidence that there was corruption here in these numbers? >> i have no evidence of corruption. none whatsoever. >> okay. so these chicago guys had nothing to do with number coming out today. >> i don't know that. >> i just heard from jack welch with respect i guess was about ten minutes of absolute nonsense with no grounding in what the bureau of labor statistics actually does. >> joining us now is jared bernstein, who you just saw there responding to jack welch on "hardball" today. he is a senior fellow at the budget and policy priorities and msnbc and cnbc contributor. thank you for being here. i was absolutely riveted by that today and could not wait to continue the conversation. >> look. it's funny. i just walked by the bls on my way up here. it's a --
jack, do you want to take back the charge that there was corruption here? >> no, i don't want to take back one word in that tweet. you don't think it's coincidental that we've got the biggest surge since 1983 and in the jobs surge? come on, chris. >> do you mean it's a coincidence or do you mean you have evidence that there was corruption here in these numbers? >> i have no evidence of corruption. none whatsoever. >> okay. so these chicago guys had nothing to do with...
148
148
Oct 5, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 148
favorite 0
quote 0
jack welch should be ashamed of himself. there is absolutely no way the bureau of labor statistics cooks these numbers. they have tremendous integrity. i'm sorry he doesn't like the direction of the numbers. i will very much, as i said, admit that these numbers jump around from month to month, they do, but to say that these books are cooked is terribly obfuscating and completely wrong. >> can we show what the numbers are doing on wall street right now. i want to get ron's look at this. >> pretty good reaction so far. >> for sure. we see green arrows across the board so far this morning today. let's talk about the revisions that we've seen because we were talking earlier before we started the show that these can go either way, and -- >> and they often do. >> and they often do. >> during recoveries, you tend to get upward revision in prior numbers, whether it's the last couple months, or as the labor department does every year, there's a set of benchmark revisions to prior data that go back even a couple years. we saw that ove
jack welch should be ashamed of himself. there is absolutely no way the bureau of labor statistics cooks these numbers. they have tremendous integrity. i'm sorry he doesn't like the direction of the numbers. i will very much, as i said, admit that these numbers jump around from month to month, they do, but to say that these books are cooked is terribly obfuscating and completely wrong. >> can we show what the numbers are doing on wall street right now. i want to get ron's look at this....